Table 1. Socio-demographic, substance use, sexual risk, psychosocial, and healthcare access characteristics among MSM in Tijuana, Mexico (N = 364).
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Recruitment Method | |
| RDS | 187 (51.4) |
| VBS | 177 (48.6) |
| Socio-demographics | |
| Median age (years) | 39 (IQR: 28.5–46.5) |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–24 | 49 (13.5) |
| 25–29 | 53 (14.6) |
| 30–39 | 84 (23.1) |
| ≥40 | 178 (48.9) |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 360 (98.9) |
| Gay identifying | 128 (35.2) |
| ≥ High school education | 151 (41.5) |
| Employed | 220 (60.4) |
| Median duration of residence in Tijuana (years) | 9 (IQR: 3–21) |
| Incarceration history | 157 (43.1) |
| Psychosocial factors | |
| Social support, mean score | 56.3 (SD: 34.8) |
| Outness about having sex with men, mean score | 4.0 (SD: 2.5) |
| Depression (CESD-D ≥10) | 163 (44.8) |
| Substance use | |
| Illicit drug use (≤1 month)a | 189 (51.9) |
| Marijuana | 128 (35.2) |
| Methamphetamine | 159 (43.7) |
| Cocaine | 45 (12.4) |
| Heroin | 62 (17.0) |
| Tranquilizers | 52 (14.3) |
| Inhalants | 9 (2.5) |
| Ecstasy | 20 (5.5) |
| Amyl nitrite (poppers) | 26 (7.1) |
| Barbiturates | 15 (4.1) |
| GHB | 8 (2.2) |
| Ketamine | 5 (1.4) |
| Injection drug use | 63 (17.3) |
| Hazardous alcohol consumption (≤12 months) | 196 (53.9) |
| Sexual Risk Behaviors (past 4 months) | |
| Any HIV-positive/status unknown partners | 158 (43.4) |
| Any substance use before/during sex with partners | 266 (73.1) |
| Gave/received something of value to/from partners in exchange for sex |
157 (43.1) |
| Any CAI with partners | 251 (69.2) |
| Healthcare Access | |
| Received care from a HCP, past 12 months | 186 (51.1) |
| HIV testing (≤12 months) | 161 (44.2) |
| PrEP awareness | 62 (17.0) |
| PrEP use (n = 62) | 3 (4.8) |
| Willing to use PrEP if available for free | 319 (87.6) |
| Willing to use PrEP if available, but not for free | 217 (59.6) |
| If PrEP were available, but not for free, how much would be willing to pay per month (pesos) (n = 217):b |
|
| ≤150 | 64 (29.5) |
| 150–350 | 40 (18.4) |
| 351–550 | 46 (21.2) |
| 551–750 | 23 (10.6) |
| 751–950 | 11 (5.1) |
| 950+ | 33 (15.2) |
| Perceived risk of HIV (likely/very likely) | 179 (49.2) |
Abbreviations: CESD-D = center for epidemiologic studies depression scale; MSM = men who have sex with men; RDS = respondent-driven sampling; VBS = venue-based sampling; HCP = healthcare provider; CAI = condomless anal intercourse; PrEP = pre-exposure prophylaxis; SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range.
a Excluding marijuana.
b 2016–2017 conversion rate: 1 US dollar = 18.74 Mexican pesos.